Giants Calling Up Buster Posey for tonight!
by minorsfan on Sep 2, 2009 2:30 PM EDT
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Being reported on mlbtraderumors.com that the Giants are calling up Posey for tonight. Very excited and I hope he gets some consistent at bats for the rest of the year. I know he has a lot of fans on here and he has performed so well this year that lets hope he hits the ground running tonight!
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projections?
What do people project as Posey’s ceiling? What kind of numbers can we expect in his prime, and in the next couple of years?
In lieu of venturing my own guess, I’ll just rip off BP’s peak translations.
Cal League: .292/.387/.492 (.303 EqA)
Pacific Coast League: .286/.368/.496 (.293 EqA)
Either of those seems fair to me. I think it’ll take him a few years to consistently reach those heights, but I have faith he’ll do it. Numbers like that will make him a perennial All-Star and a middle of the order force — quite a valuable commodity for a catcher. He’s the third best prospect in baseball in my book (behind Heyward and Stanton).
Wait till Shawon Dunston gets his claws into him
I’m sure he can bring that OBP down to a cool .310 or so. After all, if you want to see walks, go watch the mailman!
Linda's in the cold ground, won't see her anymore
Somewhere out on the highway tonight, the drunken engines roar
It's just one of those things, one of those things
-- Al Stewart, "Accident on 3rd St."
In memory of Nick Adenhart and all victims of drunk driving
Great move
Just in time for me to see him on Friday in Milwaukee.
I would say his projection is that of an all star catcher. Good defense, which still needs a little bit of work, but the bat is solid.
I know its a huge projection, but I would say a Joe Mauer type with power. Maybe not as high of a batting average, with defense progressing along as the years go.
Ok
So more power and less batting average than Joe Mauer meaning not like Joe Mauer.
I am beginning to lose patience
With my personal relations.
They are not deep
And they are not cheap.
W.H. Auden
by jimduquettesucked on Sep 2, 2009 4:23 PM EDT up reply actions
He needs to work on his game calling a bit more
Otherwise, he’s looking like a good catcher.
"I feel like we are sending Danny Haren for Mulder all over again." - Cardinal fan on the Matt Holliday trade
"But at this time of year, two plus two doesn't always add up to eight. Sometimes, it equals four." - Geoff Baker, Mariners beat writer.
I like Lyle Overbay as a comp
Good average, knows how to take a walk, gap power but can also get the ball over the wall. Obviously as a catcher that skill set is considerably more valuable than that coming from a first baseman
Don't believe the lies Bill!!!! look at the sparkly ERA!!! Sparkly, Sparkly!!! - McCovey Chronicles
Isnt that
AJ Pierzinski? Not that that is a bad thing. Just not what I would call “awesome”
Posey will probably be a better player than AJ Pierzinski
Have you ever looked at Pierzynski's numbers?
His OBP is 40 points lower than Overbay’s and his SLG is 20 points lower. So no, not really the same player at all. More like Russell Martin when he was good.
russells best year was
.293 .374 .469 .843 with 19 homers 21 SB and 32 Doubles
damn i wish we had that russell martin back and not the .258 .356 .325 .681 one he is now…
yes
i wish the dodgers had the awesome catcher… and not jason kendal jr…
What the hell happened, anyway?
I used to live in Montreal, so I’ve always been a huge fan of Martin’s, but I haven’t heard any speculation as to what exactly has gone wrong. Because clearly, something has. Any ideas from Dodgerdom?
He quit drinking and partying
And all work and no play make Russell Martin go something something….
Don't believe the lies Bill!!!! look at the sparkly ERA!!! Sparkly, Sparkly!!! - McCovey Chronicles
Answer
He’s got Geovanny Soto disease.
I reject your reality and substitute my own.
by WayneCampbell08 on Sep 3, 2009 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Not really fair,
Soto’s had an injury-plagued year and just never really got going… Martin’s been obviously abused and that has led to his quick demise.
"When Justin Upton faces Lincecum, I think Christ might appear in the heavens, and the world will end." -JakeFree
torre happened
maybe it wasn’t a good idea to try to play martin 162 games a year.
this is too early in my opinion
I wasn’t expecting to see him untill 2010
by SteveHoffmanSlowey on Sep 2, 2009 5:09 PM EDT reply actions
I think it's partially because of the Molina injury
by philadelphiacub on Sep 2, 2009 5:15 PM EDT up reply actions
does anyone know if it's because of the molina injury??
baseball rules.
by doublestix on Sep 2, 2009 5:44 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'd be shocked if it was because of the molina injury
"I feel like we are sending Danny Haren for Mulder all over again." - Cardinal fan on the Matt Holliday trade
"But at this time of year, two plus two doesn't always add up to eight. Sometimes, it equals four." - Geoff Baker, Mariners beat writer.
Gustavo Molina or Jose?
because I know its not Yadier.
by SteveHoffmanSlowey on Sep 2, 2009 9:00 PM EDT up reply actions
re What's a Molina
according to dictionary.com:
Mo⋅li⋅na
/moʊˈlinə, mə-; Sp. mɔˈlinɑ/
–noun
1. Lu⋅is /luˈis/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [loo-ees] Show IPA , 1535–1600, Spanish Jesuit theologian.
2. Tirso de. Tirso de Molina.
I don’t think that’s injured. So why was Posey called up?
3. A species of human best known for running at a slothlike pace.
Linda's in the cold ground, won't see her anymore
Somewhere out on the highway tonight, the drunken engines roar
It's just one of those things, one of those things
-- Al Stewart, "Accident on 3rd St."
In memory of Nick Adenhart and all victims of drunk driving
well that explains it.
Molina died four centuries ago. Man the Giants do react quickly.
I’m relatively certain it was in his contract that he had to get a cup of coffee in the big leagues by 2010.
matthewpouliot - "Still not sure which is more rare: the unassisted triple play or Francoeur taking two pitches to start the AB."
by Player To Be Named Later on Sep 2, 2009 6:19 PM EDT reply actions
I’ve never heard anything like that and if it were true, I think the Giants wouldn’t have been so adamant all year that they weren’t going to call him up this year. (The reason they’re changing their mind is that they’re apparently pissed off at Molina.)
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
or maybe Molina's hurt :-)
that’s not a smile for him being hurt – it’s in reference to the above posts
I don't see a problem with letting him get a taste of the playoff race
Particularly on a team with a lot of guys who have been there before.
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